Saturday, July 12, 2008

Union Station


Why Amtrak is in trouble. We recently looked into going to Washington DC by train. There is passenger service from Cincinnati. The problem is it only runs a couple of times each week going east and a couple of times a week going west. Now we can cope with the fact that in a couple of years baby squirrel would get there faster riding her big wheel. You can drive there in less then half the time it takes to ride the train. To get there for a conference that starts on Wednesday you have to leave Cincinnati the previous Wednesday and you can't return home until Sunday. If the ticket was free, who would put up with such a poor schedule? Maybe I can swim? How do you get from the Ohio River across to DC?
TR

7 comments:

  1. I'm not sure, but I think the Monongahela and the Hoositanic are involved.

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  2. Can you roller skate?

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  3. LOL... I'm still wrapping my brain around that schedule and who approved that one.

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  4. I admit I love Union Station. Well - except for the food court from hell. And the occasional weirdo who gets arrested (yes, I've seen it) in the main great hall . . .

    But it's a gorgeous building!

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  5. Same here, but I also love the food court. Well... actually... I love the French bakery shop down at the end by the Metro station. A little bit of pastry can cover a multitude of sins.

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  6. I so have to buy her a Big Wheel now, just to see if she can make it out there. :-)

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  7. Hey Squirrel,
    I'm building a Big Wheel now. It should be ready buy the time little Squirrel is three or so. Do you want a V8 or a V6 in the bike.....right...V8. Just what was I thinking?

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